When to Go
Summer and spring (May through September) are far and away the best times of year to travel in Lithuania. In spring, the weather is warm, the days are long, flowery cottage gardens blossom and the cultural calendar oozes fun. April and May, when the land and its people open up after winter, convey a real magic.
June is midsummer-madness month and equally evoke the Baltic peoples’ close ties to nature and their pagan past. During the high season (July and August) low-budget hotels and hostels can be fully booked. While these are the warmest and busiest months, and a time when many Balts go on holiday too, they can also be the wettest and subject to the odd thunderstorm.
There’s usually a picturesque sprinkling of snow on the ground in winter (November through March), but there’s also only a few hours of daylight each day and, when the snow thaws, it brings with it far too much slush for enjoyment. April and October have cold, sharp, wintry days as well as mild springlike or autumnal ones.
